PMID- 31875204 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220413 IS - 2474-7661 (Electronic) IS - 2474-7661 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 11 DP - 2019 Nov TI - Achieving Validated Thresholds for Clinically Meaningful Change on the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Findings From a University-based Orthopaedic Tertiary Care Safety Net Practice. PG - e00142 LID - 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00142 [doi] LID - e00142 AB - A lack of knowledge exists about which patient characteristics predict failure to meet validated thresholds for clinically meaningful change on the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed on patients who underwent primary TKA by a single surgeon between January 2013 and June 2018. Variables included demographics (age, sex, race, and insurance type), comorbidities, body mass index, and preoperative KOOS subscale scores. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify characteristics associated with failing to meet or exceed the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and substantial clinical benefit (SCB) on each KOOS subscale 6 months after TKA. RESULTS: A total of 159 patients were included. At 6 months after TKA, approximately one-third of patients (21% to 32%) failed to meet or exceed the MCID and 27% to 39% failed to meet or exceed the SCB on all KOOS subscales. Better preoperative KOOS Symptoms, quality of life, and activities of daily living subscale scores were statistically significantly associated with failing to meet the MCID and SCB on each respective subscale. Demographics, comorbidities, and body mass index were not notable predictors of either outcome for any of the KOOS subscales. DISCUSSION: About one-third of TKA patients in this single-site, single-surgeon sample failed to achieve a clinically meaningful outcome, and up to 4 in 10 patients had a less-than-ideal outcome 6 months after surgery. Surgeons should take care to set realistic expectations for patients with the least severe knee problems before TKA because this subgroup is especially at a high risk of failing to achieve a satisfactory outcome. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. FAU - Haydel, Adam AU - Haydel A AD - LSUHSC School of Medicine (Mr. Haydel and Mr. Guilbeau); the Department of Orthopaedics (Dr. Roubion and Dr. Dasa), LSUHSC School of Medicine; the LSUHSC School of Public Health (Dr. Leonardi), New Orleans, LA; and the BioMedEcon, Moss Beach, CA (Dr. Bronstone). FAU - Guilbeau, Seth AU - Guilbeau S AD - LSUHSC School of Medicine (Mr. Haydel and Mr. Guilbeau); the Department of Orthopaedics (Dr. Roubion and Dr. Dasa), LSUHSC School of Medicine; the LSUHSC School of Public Health (Dr. Leonardi), New Orleans, LA; and the BioMedEcon, Moss Beach, CA (Dr. Bronstone). FAU - Roubion, Ryan AU - Roubion R AD - LSUHSC School of Medicine (Mr. Haydel and Mr. Guilbeau); the Department of Orthopaedics (Dr. Roubion and Dr. Dasa), LSUHSC School of Medicine; the LSUHSC School of Public Health (Dr. Leonardi), New Orleans, LA; and the BioMedEcon, Moss Beach, CA (Dr. Bronstone). FAU - Leonardi, Claudia AU - Leonardi C AD - LSUHSC School of Medicine (Mr. Haydel and Mr. Guilbeau); the Department of Orthopaedics (Dr. Roubion and Dr. Dasa), LSUHSC School of Medicine; the LSUHSC School of Public Health (Dr. Leonardi), New Orleans, LA; and the BioMedEcon, Moss Beach, CA (Dr. Bronstone). FAU - Bronstone, Amy AU - Bronstone A AD - LSUHSC School of Medicine (Mr. Haydel and Mr. Guilbeau); the Department of Orthopaedics (Dr. Roubion and Dr. Dasa), LSUHSC School of Medicine; the LSUHSC School of Public Health (Dr. Leonardi), New Orleans, LA; and the BioMedEcon, Moss Beach, CA (Dr. Bronstone). FAU - Dasa, Vinod AU - Dasa V AD - LSUHSC School of Medicine (Mr. Haydel and Mr. Guilbeau); the Department of Orthopaedics (Dr. Roubion and Dr. Dasa), LSUHSC School of Medicine; the LSUHSC School of Public Health (Dr. Leonardi), New Orleans, LA; and the BioMedEcon, Moss Beach, CA (Dr. Bronstone). LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191104 PL - United States TA - J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev JT - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews JID - 101724868 PMC - PMC6903813 EDAT- 2019/12/26 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/26 06:01 PMCR- 2019/11/04 CRDT- 2019/12/26 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/26 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/11/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00142 [pii] AID - 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00142 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2019 Nov 4;3(11):e00142. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00142. eCollection 2019 Nov.